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In Italy, the spotlight on tax evasion, and therefore on the need to fight it, turns on whenever the government needs additional resources to finance …
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The non-entrepreneurial and anti-entrepreneurial nature of organised crime: theoretical issues and policy implications
WP 2024-04. Executive Summary Intuitively, crime and entrepreneurship are radically opposed in desirability and empirical effects. Yet, recent research has deliberately chosen to go beyond …
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Financial Market Developments in light of the recent electoral events. Is any part of Europe facing a financial crisis?
The recent elections in the EU, the UK, and France; what impact are the results likely to have on financial and monetary policy? Before these …
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There is no European Financial Safety Net, and therefore no Global Financial Safety Net
by Bob LyddonIntroduction Financial regulators frequently refer to the Global Financial Safety Net, or GFSN, as the bulwark against a repeat of the Global Financial Crisis and …
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The vast majority of organizations are ethically responsible, as well as are their employees, managers and shareholders. Worldwide, there are countless examples of ethically responsible …
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Introduction Financial regulators and governments have made much of their success in restoring the global financial system to a state of stability after the Global …
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Cars are bad. More cars mean more accidents, pollution, climate change and congestion. Less cars are the way to go, whatever it takes. Or so …